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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1959
Page
4
The Mount Dora tragedy prompts readers to confront racial tensions and calls for stricter liquor control and enforcement. The column honors the slain officer Jack Hyde and urges communities to resist blaming entire groups while addressing root causes of crime. It cites a separate eastern city killing and advocates cleaner laws, closure of trouble sources, and concerted effort to root out moonshine purveyors.
A critique of Florida football culture and coach Bob Woodruff focusing on escapism through winning glory. It argues for higher academic emphasis, stronger admission standards, and broader university priorities over athletics. It warns that alumni pressure could force coaching changes and urges grown up responsibility in university governance.
The text argues how the cost of killing could be tracked with modern H bombs comparing Caesar Napoleon and World Wars. It notes estimates of casualties from a ten bomb exchange and urges disarmament while inviting figures to update Admiral Eccles statistics.
Mrs. C. E. Poling arrived after a summer and fall in jnsetts. The Tangerine Improvement Society held a well attended meeting Wednesday with E. N. Stevens presiding. Hostesses included Mr. and Mrs. VanStone and others. Newcomers listed include Mr. and Mrs. Emerick and Mrs. Blosser, and Mr. Linaberry.
The Tangerine Garden club meets Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Mrs. Charles C. Fenby’s Lake Jem Road home. Mrs. Vernon L. Conner discusses the planned Florida Federation of Garden Clubs headquarters in Mead Gardens. At a recent workshop at Mrs. Maurice Tynen’s Lake Ola home, Mrs. R. P. Ashbaugh taught members to make home Christmas decorations.
A German and Russian joke contrasts fishing luck on opposite river banks. In a lion tamer ad, a beautiful woman entertains the lion while a young man promises a tougher act after the lion is removed. John Selden’s quip closes with a reflection on virtue.
A holiday shopping spree unfolds across a department scene featuring champagne gowns from The Sally Dress Shop and a tour of Horsley Jewelers. Shoppers sample Bulova watches, pearl rings, and luggage while admiring perfumes from Guerlain, Chanel, Dorothy Gray, and Yardley. The segment ends with festive cheer and a Merry Christmas greeting.
Frank Sina thanks editor for the Topic subscription renewal and notes Mount Dora civic developments. He recalls living in Mount Dora 11 months before returning to East Haven in 1958 and praises ongoing projects like a Youth Center, new telephone building, and city planning. He asks direct billing in the future.
The article outlines 4 H significance with the green clover emblem, growth symbolism, and goals of better citizenship and living. It notes 4 H serves youth ages 10 to 21, in over 35 000 Florida members, as a federal program in cooperation with the University of Florida and the Agricultural Extension Service, with a global reach and the motto Make the Best Better.
Miss Le la Edgerton daughter of Hotel Com and Mr Richard Edgerton named a member of the Connecticut College Choir. Edgerton graduate of the Baldwin school Bryn Mawr Pa is a Sophomore at Connecticut College New London Conn.
A community church listing from Mount Dora covers Congregational, Methodist, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Latter Day Saints, Episcopal, and Disciples of Christ. It lists pastors, service times, Bible school hours, and midweek gatherings across several local churches.
A new Senate Kefauver anti trust investigation will scrutinize prescription drug costs. The piece notes rising prices from 1950s onward, the role of pharmacists and physicians, and cites Wall Street Journal findings on steroid prices and hefty profit margins, with questions about affordability for Americans.
A readable fragment notes Sunday services at 11 a.m and Sunday School at 11 00 with Wednesday evening service listed, location at the corner of Lemon Grove.
Louis Johnston leads Sunday service at 11:00 a.m. at the Tangerine Day Community Church.
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